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Chinese court rules firms can’t lay off workers on AI grounds

Chinese court rules firms can’t lay off workers on AI grounds

The court decided that a tech firm in eastern China had illegally fired one of its workers after he refused to take a demotion when his job was automated by AI.

By Victor Swezey and BloombergMay 3, 2026

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AI models are choking on junk data

By Jason CorsoMay 3, 2026

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Sam Altman says the quiet part out loud, confirming some companies are ‘AI washing’ by blaming unrelated layoffs on the technology

By Sasha RogelbergMay 3, 2026

Apple raises Mac Mini’s starting price to $799 after AI frenzy drains supply

Apple raises Mac Mini’s starting price to $799 after AI frenzy drains supply

By Chris Welch, Mark Gurman and BloombergMay 2, 2026

Zoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own boss

Zoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own boss

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 3, 2026

Disney’s new CEO is exploring a ‘super app’ for theme park tickets, movies and more

Disney’s new CEO is exploring a ‘super app’ for theme park tickets, movies and more

By Thomas Buckley, Lucas Shaw and BloombergMay 2, 2026

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Big Tech is shelling out up to $1 million for new hires who will never have to write a line of code

Tech companies are paying up to $1.2 million for senior communications roles because explaining AI is now a strategic asset.

By Sydney LakeMay 2, 2026

Amazon Prime Video reaches deal with Duke Blue Devils to air 3 games per season

“Duke basketball games transcend the schedule,” said Charlie Neiman, Prime Video’s head of sports partnerships.

By The Associated PressMay 1, 2026

Apple’s new CEO said he will continue the company’s tradition of secrecy—and Wall Street loved it

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

By Jim EdwardsMay 1, 2026

Tim Cook’s advice for Apple’s next CEO

In today’s edition: John Ternus advice, Meta vs. New Mexico, Anthropic’s Big Tech influence. Plus: Google, Linux, Meta, OpenAI, Kalshi, Polymarket, Roblox, xAI.

By Andrew NuscaMay 1, 2026

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A Mark Cuban–backed vegan cheese company trained AI to scrutinize cardboard boxes. It’s saved $400,000

Austin-based Rebel Cheese says an AI agent helped uncover shipping-box overcharges after a holiday rush and has saved the company $400,000 in one year.

By Jake AngeloMay 1, 2026

Exclusive: Startup Fun raises $72 million for the serious business of converting crypto and cash

The crypto investor Multicoin Capital and the tech VC SignalFire led the Series A fundraise.

By Ben WeissMay 1, 2026

Big Tech will spend nearly $700 billion on AI this year. No one knows where the buildout ends

The hyperscalers are pouring unprecedented capital into chips, data centers, and power—but investors remain split on how long the surge can last.

By Sharon GoldmanApril 30, 2026

The fruit fly cancer researcher who built his first prototype out of lollipop sticks and straws

For biomedical scientist Caíque Costa, fruit flies are where cancer breakthroughs begin. But caring for flies in a lab isn’t as easy as you may think.

By Allie GarfinkleMay 1, 2026

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Unionized workers form alliance with rich tech giants on AI data centers, pushing back on local opposition and redrawing political lines

Unionized workers form alliance with rich tech giants on AI data centers, pushing back on local opposition and redrawing political lines

With data center construction accelerating, unions are expanding training centers and seeing their ranks grow faster than many union leaders have ever seen.

By Marc Levy and The Associated PressMay 2, 2026

Jensen Huang says some CEOs have a ‘God complex’ when it comes to AI apocalypse warnings, which can create shortages of critical workers

“So we have to be mindful of how we communicate the importance of this technology and what it’s able to do.”

By Jason MaMay 2, 2026

Forget Big Tech: Small businesses will hire nearly 1 million grads in 2026—and some of the hottest roles are gloriously AI-proof

While financial analysts and software engineers have suffered the biggest decline in share of the new grad job market, AI engineers and service technicians are at the top.

By Emma BurleighMay 1, 2026

Anthropic’s most powerful AI model just exposed a crisis in corporate governance. Here’s the framework every CEO needs.

Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and colleagues argue that Claude Mythos will break enterprise deployment in ways that cannot be undone—without key fixes.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Dan Kent and Holden LeeMay 2, 2026

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Meet the Americans dismissing AI hype and using it with ingenuity: ‘The efficiencies gained out of it have been tremendous’

“When it first started up, I was in the camp of, ‘Oh my God, this is the end for us,’” Natalie Blythe said. Then she started learning.

By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated PressMay 1, 2026

Why your data infrastructure — not your AI model — will determine whether Agentic AI scales

Most enterprises are burning AI budgets on tools they’re not ready to use. The constraint isn’t compute — it’s the messy, siloed data underneath.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Catherine Dai and Zander JeinthanuttkanontApril 30, 2026

Current price of Ethereum for April 29, 2026

Ethereum isn’t just digital money; it’s a decentralized computing platform, meaning users can build and run apps on it without oversight of a company or bank.

By Joseph HostetlerApril 29, 2026

The startup that wants to give surgeons X-ray vision

Illuminant—founded in 2021 to build “X-ray vision” for doctors—has raised an $8.4 million seed round, Fortune has exclusively learned.

By Allie GarfinkleApril 30, 2026

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Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Norges Bank Investment Management annual investment conference in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

For years, the risk Jamie Dimon was most concerned about was geopolitics. His answer has shifted

“The bad guys can use cyber, and they’re going to get stronger and more powerful in terms of finding vulnerabilities.”

By Eleanor PringleApril 30, 2026

Disneyland implements facial recognition to keep the lines moving, but guests say they didn’t know it was optional

The “Happiest Place on Earth” has a new bouncer.

By Catherina GioinoApril 28, 2026

A bank robber made off with $195,000 and got caught after his cell pinged a geofence. Now SCOTUS decides whether that violated the Fourth Amendment

Police went to Okello Chatrie’s house after his cell phone was among the devices within the vicinity of the bank at the time of the robbery.

By The Associated Press and Mark ShermanApril 27, 2026

Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams last year, 8 times more than in 2020. Facebook alone cost users more than texts and emails combined

More than two-thirds of the total amount lost came from Meta-owned apps, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

By Jacqueline MunisApril 28, 2026

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The clock is ticking as oil markets barrel toward nightmare scenarios with the West bracing for ‘tank bottoms’ and Iran racing to delay ‘tank tops’

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Should you trust AI to manage your money? The finance industry is betting you will

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The world’s consumers are ready for robotaxis. James Peng of Pony AI wants to make sure they’re riding in his

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By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2026

A court just ruled that tech addiction is real—and dangerous. It could be Meta and YouTube’s Big Tobacco moment

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By Kristin StollerMarch 25, 2026

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Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark child social media harm case, ordered to pay $3 million—with punitive damages still to come

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